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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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